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Archive for Government 2.0

Government 2.0 at Barcamp Brisbane

Yesterday, Saturday July 18, I spoke at Barcamp Brisbane on some impressions from the Public Sphere #2 event Government 2.0: Policy and Practice workshop held a few weeks ago in the Australian National Capital, Canberra and shared some thoughts about more local possibilities, especially at Queensland State Government level. There is a two part video

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Social Media in the Public Sector: Workshop Presentation

On Monday last I spoke in Australia’s national capital, Canberra, at a Government 2.0 workshop. My subject was “Why parliamentarians and public sector managers need to participate actively in social media”. I used some slides to illustrate particular points: Gov20canberra0609 View more documents from Des Walsh. The video of the presentation is here: Public Sphere:

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Government 2.0: Policy & Practice

I’m off to the national capital, Canberra, tonight for the all day event at Parliament House, Government 2.0: Policy and Practice. As indicated in a previous post, I’m speaking on the subject: Why parliamentarians and public sector managers need to participate in social media. The sub-head is: briefings and slide shows won’t cut it. I

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Speaking at Government 2.0: Policy and Practice

Got the word this morning that I’m scheduled to speak at the Government 2.0: Policy and Practice event next Monday in Australia’s national capital, Canberra. The fact that the event is being held within Parliament House makes me feel doubly appreciative. This is the event I posted about a couple of weeks ago as Open

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